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BruinBus extends hours, merges bus lines in response to complaints

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January 11, 2018

11:38 pm

BruinBus will be merging its Wilshire and Campus routes into one line from 6:45 to 8 p.m. The combined line can take students to the Weyburn Terrace apartments, Murphy Hall and the Wilshire Center. (Daily Bruin file photo)

BruinBus extended its weekday hours and changed some of its routes beginning winter quarter.

BruinBus has been running from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays since Jan. 2 and has merged its Weyburn Express and Campus route bus lines for more frequent service.

BruinBus, a year-round bus service students and faculty can use to travel around campus and areas near UCLA, previously ran from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for its Wilshire route, and from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. for its Campus route on weekdays.

The Weyburn Express, a bus line that shuttled passengers between Murphy Hall and Weyburn Terrace, is now integrated with the Campus route, allowing passengers to go to locations near UCLA, including the UCLA Medical Plaza, Macgowan Hall and the Gonda Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center.

BruinBus’ Wilshire and Campus routes are now combined into one line from 6:45 to 8 p.m. on weeknights. Students can take the route to the Weyburn Terrace apartments, Murphy Hall and the Wilshire Center. The Wilshire route connects the UCLA campus with stops ranging from Murphy Hall to Westwood Boulevard during the day.

Clinton Bench, the director of UCLA Fleet and Transit, said BruinBus passengers complained to UCLA Transportation for many years that some lines have had crowded buses and short hours of operations.

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